Installation

Installing VisiData is pretty easy. First, you’ll need the following:

• A computer running Linux or MacOS
• Python 3
• A little bit of comfort with your computer’s command line

VisiData provides a range of installation options, but the most direct is to use Python’s built-in package manager. To install VisiData this way, open your terminal and run this command:

pip3 install visidata

To test that VisiData installed correctly, run this:

vd --version

You should see something like the following:

$ vd --version
saul.pw/VisiData v3.0.2
$ 

(On the command line, vd and visidata are synonymous. You can use either to launch VisiData.)

Note

If you’d like to “sandbox” VisiData and its dependencies from the rest of your Python libraries, consider installing it via pipx.